On the Blue Nile in Ethiopia rises one of the most ambitious infrastructure projects in Africa’s history—the Grand Ethiopian ...

Funding calls had gone out since the project was launched in 2011, with the government also issuing bonds to fund construction of the mile-long, 475-foot-high structure. The celebrations in Ethiopia, ...

Ethiopia says its mega-dam on the River Nile is now complete, following years of tensions with Egypt and Sudan over its construction that many feared would lead to war in Africa. The contentious ...

Ethiopia has inaugurated Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam on the Blue Nile, as the $5bn project continues to sow dismay with downstream neighbours Sudan and Egypt. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has ...

Africa's largest hydroelectric plant is a source of national pride, but will Ethiopia's Renaissance Dam truly deliver power ...

Ethiopia opens Africa's largest hydropower project, the Blue Nile's Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam — a milestone that's sparking alarm in... Ethiopia inaugurates Africa's biggest dam amid regional ...

Growing water scarcity, recurrent droughts, and competing national interests could reignite tensions between Ethiopia and Egypt over the operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), a new ...

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam was built for electricity generation. By this measure, the project has been a short-term ...

MOGADISHU — Somali President Sheikh Hassan Mohammed described Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam as a “great project” that will serve as a vital source of power for the region without harming any ...

Ethiopia inaugurated the continent's largest hydroelectric project on Tuesday in what Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed called a "great achievement for all black people", but it drew a protest to the United ...

Johannesburg — Africa's largest hydroelectric dam, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), on the Blue Nile is scheduled to open Tuesday to major fanfare in Ethiopia. The $5 billion dam project ...